Seat belts save lives, and everyone — front seat and back, child and adult — needs to remember to buckle up.” For more information on the Click It or Ticket campaign, visit NHTSA.gov/ClickIt.

In fact, traffic accidents are the number one cause of death for Americans age 5 to 34—and public health officials insist that up to half of these lives could be saved if everyone wore seat belts.

"Seat belts save lives and this legislation will prevent further loss of life in crashes involving charter buses," the new law states. The bill was passed by the State Legislature in June.